And Zimbabwe is among some of those nations that stand out for promoting and the use local traditional music instruments such mbira, (thump piano) ngoma (drums) and hosho (rattles), among others. On ...

Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern rims of Zimbabwe’s capital, copies the 1907 template of the first ghetto, Harari (now Mbare): grim, monotonous, matchbox ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Khmer people in southern An Giang Province are determined to revive their traditional “Ngu Am” music, which requires five to seven musical instruments. VietNamNet Bridge – Khmer ...

A SUCCESSION of high and low sounds from the Nigerien musician’s drum is a kind of telegram but few today understand its message. Each beat is a syllable in the Hausa language. “You see, he heard his ...

A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) examines the impact of technology on Nigerian traditional music genres. Nigerian traditional artistes ultimately rely on percussion instruments for the ...

Aichata Adamou plays a traditional gourimi during a workshop for disadvantaged youth in Niamey on December 25, 2023. – Since 2018 Oumarou Adamou, alias Maïdouma has been organizing workshops for young ...